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ARBÓS, Enrique Fernández (1863-1939) AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL QUOTATION, signed "E. Fernandez Arbos". London, 10/31/1892. Octavo. Excellent condition (tiny chip on bottom edge).
Bold and clear 7-bar quote by the noted Spanish violinist/composer/conductor, marked "Tempo de Bolero".
Originally a violinist, Arbos studied with Vieuxtemps and Joachim and was a professor himself in Madrid and London. In 1904 he became the conductor of the then new Madrid Symphony and retained that post for 35 years, becoming one of Spain's greatest conductors.
AMQ-09347 $200.00
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BACKHAUS, Wilhelm (1884-1969) AUTOGRAPH LETTER, signed "Wilhelm Backhaus". To violinist Franz Kneisel. February 7, 1922. 9.50"h x 6"w. 2 pp. on a single sheet of hotel stationery. Fine.
The noted German pianist, whose unfortunate role in Nazi Germany did not lessen the esteem in which he was held as an interpreter, especially of Brahms and Beethoven, writes here a letter inviting Kneisel to a concert.
Franz Kneisel was a renowned American violinist, teacher and chamber player who gave the first American performances of the concertos by Brahms and Karl Goldmark. He was a long-time concertmaster of the Boston Symphony and founded the Kneisel Quartet and Kneisel Hall, a summer school for violin and chamber playing which is still important in American musical life.
ALS-08631 $160.00
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BARTÓK, Béla (1881-1945) IMPORTANT AUTOGRAPH LETTER IN FRENCH, signed "Béla Bartók". Sept. 23, 1922. Quarto. 2 pp. With full translation. Some wrinkling and minor soiling but altogether very attractive.
Letter to an anonymous correspondent saying that he will be glad to join the Franco- American Society as an honorary member. He offers four programs for a concert on 14 April: "Remark about the first program: don't be afraid of my II élegie: it is in a style altogether different from the I.; it is less abstract ... Remark on second program: I propose the Sonata by [Ernest] Bloch if you have not already put it on the program of another concert. It is moreover the best work of Bloch that I know. If you think it is a good idea to repeat my first sonata, you can choose the third or fourth program. I believe that the Roumanian songs (Program 1) can be easily sung in the original language by a French man or woman because the Roumanian language, being also a neolatin language, is not difficult to pronounce." He goes on to say that "It would be of great importance to me if you could engage for the performance of my sonatas and perhaps also for that of Bloch Mademoiselle Jelly d'Arányi, because a better violinist than she cannot be found". He has "not yet finished my second Sonata for Violin and Piano but I hope to reach the end before Christmas." He is returning an article by Dr. Felber because "it does not give precise and concise views of the popular Slovak music" and then explains in great detail what he would recommend deleting if the recipient cannot avoid publishing it, explaining that "In the rest of the article there are similar misunderstandings according to my opinion. I have marked them in red on the margin of the page or underlined them in red."
Bartók and his fellow Hungarian Jelly d'Arányi gave recitals together in London a few months prior to this letter and again in May 1923, performing sonatas which Bartók had originally dedicated to d'Arányi's sister Adila, also a violinist.
An important letter with interesting musical content.
ALS-05503 $3,750.00
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BEACH, Amy (1867-1944) AUTOGRAPH LETTER, signed "Amy M. Beach". To Mrs. Barth. Dec. 12, 1934. Octavo. 2 pp. of a folded sheet on "A.W.A" [American Women's Association] Stationery. Fine condition.
Beach, the first widely-known and successful female American composer, mentions the Macdowell Club and Westminster Choir buildings and "I have no new instrumental compositions ready for performance there, but I could give a group of songs if you would like them for the program."
Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, always referred to as Mrs. Beach, was a prodigy pianist who made her debut with the Boston Symphony in 1885. Her Mass in Eb, given by the Handel and Haydn Society in 1882 and her Concert Aria, "Eilinde volken," given by the New York Philharmonic Society, were the first occasions that these two organizations performed music by a female composer. Her Gaelic Symphony (Op. 32, 1896) was the very first symphony composed by an American woman.
ALS-01285 $250.00
Tel: (212) 787-6431 Wurlitzer-Bruck www.WurlitzerBruck.com Fax:(212) 496-6525 60 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10024 [email protected] BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van (1770-1827) and Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924) Beethoven-Busoni Kadenzen zu den Klavier-Konzerten. Heinrichshofen's Verlag: Wilhelmshaven Pl.n 798. Quarto. 27 pp. Beige paper wraps. Very good condition. MUS-12033 $40.00
BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van (1770-1827) Overture, Op. 115, "Grosse Ouverture in C dur gedichtet für Grosses Orchester und Seiner Duchlaucht dem Fürsten und Herrn, Anton Heinrich Radzivil Statthalter im Grossherzogthum Posen Ritter..gewidmet, 115tes". Steiner: Vienna, [c 1825]. Pl.n S.u.C.No.4681. FIRST EDITION, early issue ( Kinsky records the correction of "Staathalter" to "Statthalter" for the full score in later issues but does not specify further). Folio. 4+4+4+3+3+5+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+2+2+4+2 pp. In a modern dark green silk folder. Slight browning at edges but overall a fine copy with wide margins.
Complete set of parts.
MUS-06649 $3,000.00
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BERG, Alban (1885-1935) ENSEMBLE WITH SIGNATURE & PHOTOGRAPH, signed "Alban Berg". 1920. Decoratively matted with a total size of 16.25" h x 10.50" w. Fine condition.
A clean nice signature on a white card. Berg, the eminent member of the second Viennese School, is shown in a dramatic close-up view. SIG-12606 $550.00
BERNSTEIN, Leonard (1918-1990) ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH, signed "Leonard Bernstein". 4" h x 3.75" w. Good condition.
The ever-popular conductor has signed an image which shows his hands in a particularly expressive gesture. PHO-11343 $275.00
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BLITZSTEIN, Marc (1905-1964) AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO HENRY COWELL, signed "Marc Blitzstein". Aug. 1, 1935. On small stationery, in his hand, "U.S. Coast Guard..Provincetown, Mass". 1 p. Fine condition.
The American composer, lyricist, and librettist, only 30 at the time of this letter, writes to his fellow American composer Henry Cowell, asking about the possibility of Cowell teaching at Downtown Music School: "Can you tell me what you would like to handle, and give me some outline of the course?...It's fine to know you are 'with us' (I mean not only the school, but the movement.) I think this year is going to see some extraordinary things happen!"
An interesting association between two prominent early 20th-century American composers. Blitzstein won national attention in 1937 when there were demonstrations against his pro-union musical The Cradle Will Rock (directed by Orson Welles).
ALS-01283 $400.00
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BONANNI, Filippo (1638-1723) Gabinetto Armonico pieno d'Istromenti Sonori indicati, spiegeti, et di nuovo corretti, et accresciuti. Nella Stamperia di Giorgio Placho, Intagliatore, e Gettatore de'Caratteri a S. Marco: Rome, 1723 [1722]. FIRST EDITION, second issue. Small Quarto (9" h x 6.50" w). Half-title frontispiece missing, engraving of King David with harp by Arnold Van Westerhout after Stefano Spargioni, 177 pp. and 152 plates as issued ( including fold-out plate XXXIII). Early 19th-century quarter-mottled calf with marbled boards. A few plates professionally repaired, some faint foxing and toning with occasional light soiling. Despite these imperfections, overall a very nice copy.
Instrument plates: 1-12; 13/14 (one plate); 15-29; extra plate also marked "29" but a different image and instrument, after p. 72; 30-48; extra plate, not numbered, facing p. 94; 49-78; extra plate also marked "78" but a different image and instrument, after p. 118; 79-103; extra plate, not numbered, facing p. 138; 104-148. The four-page "Indice delle materie" appears as pp. 167-170, prior to plate CXXXVII.
Bonanni was an Italian Jesuit scholar of many talents. He developed his own microscopes, was an accomplished engraver and published works on many different subjects, ranging from music to anatomy to shell collecting.
The plates in this beautifully-illustrated and famous book include illustrious known instruments such as the Verospi organ in Rome (the fold-out plate) as well as others that were "highly imaginative". Charming inaccuracies might be forgiven in this early attempt to describe and illustrate every known musical instrument including those from America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, most of which the author had never seen.
Because of the collectability of the individual plates, it is increasingly rare to find a good complete copy.
BKS-04668 $4,800.00
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BRITTEN, Benjamin (1913-1976) LP RECORDING SIGNED BY BRITTEN AND KABALEVSKY.
Recording of Cello Sonatas: Britten: Sonata in C, Op. 65; Kabalevsky: Sonata in B Flat, Op. 71. Cellists: Apolin, Vectomov. Pianists: Kvapil, Palenicek. Supraphon SUA 10559.
Signed in ink on the back of record jacket Benjamin Britten / 25.12.66 . Signed by Kabalevsky on the front of record jacket: D Kabalevsky - 16.4.67.
ODA-08902 $600.00
BRUCH, Max (1838-1920) CARTE DE VISITE, signed "M.B.". To Mrs. Henschel. March 6. 2" h x 3.50" w. Autograph note on both sides. Fine condition.
On the front of the card, addressed to Mrs. Henschel [the wife of the noted composer and conductor Sir George Henschel], Bruch gives the London address of the violinist Sarasate. On the verso he writes: "Draft a nice telegram and kindly send it to me before mailing it. Cordial greetings, M.B. " CDV-07247 $350.00
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BÜLOW, Hans von (1830-1894) CARTE DE VISITE WITH AUTOGRAPH LETTER. Unsigned. 2.50" h x 4" w. A little browned, otherwise excellent condition.
The eminent German conductor has penned a lengthy note on his calling card reading: "Dearest Friend[s?]: Because of an eye inflammation I am house-bound; since Sunday I am confined to my rooms. Don't you have a minute for me? Also will you lend me Beethoven Op. 97 -- Liszt's piano concerto score and return [Ernst] Haberbier Etudes and Wagner's Tristan overture score. Enclosed for Pahn some useful, clean piano novelties." CDV-07249 $325.00
BURRELL, Mary Wagner's Life and Work, 1813-34. Compiled from original letters, MSS & other documents..illustrated with portraits and facsimiles. Engraved and printed by Allan Wyon and illustrated in heliogravure in Paris by J. Heuse. London, 1898. Limited edition of 100, printed on specially manufactured paper with watermark facsimile of Wagner's signature. Elephant folio (27.50" h x 22" w). 26 engraved portraits and views, double-page plan of Leipzig and 64 facsimiles of documents, heliogravure illustrations, title and text engraved throughout. Original half- vellum boards with gilt lettering, raised bands on spine and gold-tooled decorations on inner edges of covers. Bound by Birdsall of Northampton.
Tel: (212) 787-6431 Wurlitzer-Bruck www.WurlitzerBruck.com Fax:(212) 496-6525 60 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10024 [email protected] The Honorable Mrs. Willoughby Burrell started collecting material for her book in 1883, the year of Richard Wagner's death. She was convinced that Wagner's wife Cosima had suppressed information about Wagner's first marriage and she had become determined to reveal the truth in a definitive biography. She amassed a large collection of material, including manuscripts, letters, portraits, etc., much of it obtained from Natalie Planer, Minna's illegitimate daughter whom she had tracked down to an almshouse in Saxony. Mrs. Burrell intended to publish a large work but died in 1898, only having gotten as far as Wagner's 21st year. Her family published this first volume as a tribute to her. Mrs. Burrell's collection of "Wagneriana" was sold to Mrs. Efrem Zimbalist, founder of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia in 1924. It appeared in a Christie's auction in New York in 1978 and was dispersed in various directions.
BKS-01780 $6,000.00
CANAVAS, Jean-Baptiste [l'ainé] (1714-1784) Le Songe Cantatille Avec Simphonie Dediee à M. Poulletier de la Sale Prefident au Grand Conseil. Par Mr. Canavas L'ainé Ordinaire de la Musique du Roi." Vocal / instrumental melody with figured bass. Paris, c 1750. Probable FIRST EDITION. Small folio. 11 pp. Paper wraps. Edges of pages bent and slightly torn, a few stains on title page and first page of music are from ink bleed-through from the cover. Despite these small imperfections, an excellent crisp copy with nice deckled edges.
Canavas was an Italian cellist and composer who joined the Musiciens de la Chambre du Roi at the French court in 1745. His brother Joseph was a violinist about whom more seems to be known but, according to Groves VI., "the two are often confused since they are seldom differentiated in contemporary sources".
Rare. Not much of Jean-Baptiste Canavas' music is known.
MUS-11346 $400.00
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CARICATURE - FRENCH "LE TROUBADOUR JOUANT DE SIX INSTRUMENS". c. 1815. Total dimensions including frame: 11.75" h x 13.75" w. In a modern gilt frame. A hand-coloured etching by G. J. Gatine after L. M. Lanté, Plate No. 86. Fine condition.
A plate from the "Le Bon Genre" series which was done for La Mésangère. Two young Parisian women with their respective foreign officers - one Russian and one Scottish - admire this real life musician who performed in Paris. There are other portraits of this same musician who was often called "Monsieur Ut, La, Si." GPH-12711 $400.00
CHAVEZ, Carlos (1899-1978) TLS AND PHOTOGRAPH, signed "Carlos Chavez". To Paul H. North. June 14, 1974. 10" h x 8" w. Fine image in good condition except for an abrasion on the upper right not affecting image and paper clip mark on upper left.
The Mexican composer Carlos Chavez is sending a photograph accompanied by a typed letter, adding "The Louisville Orchestra... has made a recording of the suite of my ballet-Symphony H.P. (Horsepower) which, as I understand, is available in record shops or directly from the symphony." PHO-01928 $425.00
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CLÉMENT, Charles-François (c. 1720-after 1782) Le Départ des Guerriers et le Retour des Guerriers; Cantatille A voix Seule Avec Simphonie. Scored for voice, keyboard and either violin or flute. n.p.n.: Paris, [c 1760?]. Probable FIRST EDITION. "Gravée Par M. De Mongaultier". Oblong large quarto. Two separate works; covers + 8 pp. each. Disbound and some pages detached. Covers of "Le retour" a little soiled but overall both are nice, crisp copies.
Clément was a composer, arranger and theorist living in Paris. Very little of his music has survived but one of the more interesting bits usually quoted about him is that he was in love with and engaged to a Comédie-Italienne actress to whom he had been giving harpsichord lessons. She fell in love with Casanova, upon which the engagement was broken.
MUS-12626 $500.00
CLEMENTI, Muzio (1752-1832) Trois Sonates pour le Piano Forte, dédiées à Ms Fanny Blake, Oeuvre 46. André: Offenbach am Main, 1803. Pl.n 1748. Oblong Quarto. 49 pp. Early blue marbled boards with oval label. Spine bumped at both ends and slightly torn at top; corners bent and rubbed; interior pages yellowed but otherwise in very good condition.
N.B.: Tyson p. 91 has Op 46 listed for a completely different work altogether
MUS-11322 $250.00
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DANCE - MUSIC WITH INSTRUCTIONS Selection of Cotillons & Country Dances, Arranged for the Violin and Piano Forte, Accompanied with Appropriate Figures, and Rules for Dancing Cotillons. J. T. Buckingham: Boston, 1808. Oblong small quarto. 20 pp. Modern paper wraps. Minor waterstains, some spotting and some pages creased; nonetheless attractive overall. MUS-12663 $150.00
FALLA, Manuel De (1876-1946) TYPED LETTER ABOUT EL AMOR BRUJO, signed "Manuel de Falla". Granada, Apr. 26, 1927. 10" h x 8" w. 1 p. with original envelope. Very good condition (stamp removed from envelope).
Manuel de Falla, one of Spain's most famous composers, writes to the Polish violinist Paul Kochanski (1887-1924), with whom de Falla collaborated many times. The letter concerns a suite which Kochanski has written, drawn from de Falla's popular work El Amor Brujo. De Falla writes, in French, "It is useless to tell you how happy I was in reading your letter and learning that you have completed your project of making a suite drawn from L'Amour Brujo. I await your manuscript with the most ardent interest!" He goes on to say that he has had difficulty with the publishing house of Chester for more than a year which has necessitated a proposal on his part and that he is waiting to hear back from Chester that they have modified their position. He concludes by saying "As far as the dedication of the suite is concerned, there is no need to tell you just how happy and honored I would be to have it offered to Madame Kohanska and ask you to give her my homage and devoted wishes. For you, my dear friend, my thanks, my admiration and my ever faithful friendship."
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Paul Kochanski died at the young age of 46 in New York where he had been teaching violin at Juilliard since 1924. A non-religious ceremony was held at the school, attended by 1,500 people and his pallbearers included Arturo Toscanini, Frank Damrosch, Walter Damrosch, Jascha Heifetz, Vladimir Horowitz, Fritz Kreisler, Serge Koussevitzky, Leopold Stokowski and Efrem Zimbalist. Obviously a much-beloved musician, he was also a close friend and collaborator of Arthur Rubinstein, was concertmaster of the Warsaw Philharmonic and taught at the Warsaw Conservatory.
ALS-01300 $750.00
FARINELLI [BROSCHI], Carlo (1705-1782) FINE MEZZOTINT PORTRAIT. 1735. Decoratively matted in green suede with a total dimension of 17.75" h x 14.25" w; image size is 12.50" h x 8.50" w. Trimmed to just beyond the plate mark. One small abrasion in the background above the subject's head and one tiny pin prick well below the plate mark on the bottom, otherwise excellent.
One of the most important portraits of the famous castratto Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli. Etched and engraved by Joseph Wagner (1706-1780) after Jacopo Amiconi (1675-1752). The portrait was executed in 1735, one year after Farinelli had arrived in London to join Porporra and Handel at the Opera of the Nobility and when he was at the height of his powers.
Amiconi was a personal friend of Farinelli and married to a soprano. Joseph Wagner was his pupil.
GPH-09995 $1,500.00
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FÉTIS, François-Joseph (1784-1871) Traité du Contre-point & de la Fugue, Vol. 1. Charles-Michel Ozu: Paris, 1824. Pl.n 300.F. FIRST EDITION. Small folio. 176 pp. In period boards with leather spine. Cover stamped "La Musique de la Garde Nationale à M. Baumann, fête de Ste. Cécile, 1840". Covers sprung and in poor condition with badly rubbed spine and corners. Interior with soiled edges but otherwise very good. First two blanks have penciled notes. MUS-12624 $200.00
FRENCH HORN - ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR DRAWING OF A MONKEY PLAYING FRENCH HORN. Visible image is 8.50"+ h x 5.50" w with total size in mat: 14.75" h x 12" w. Condition is fine except for marks from former framing which are not visible in the current mat and a very small tear at very top.
A fine original 19th-century watercolor caricature of a monkey playing a valveless horn and carrying a large umbrella. Unsigned. Almost certainly French, first half of the 19th century. GPH-10691 $500.00
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FRENCH SONGS Les Cadets de Bourgogne et Leurs Chansons. Edited by Cadilhac, Paul-Émile and Rodier, Camille. Édition de l'Amitié G.T. Rageot: Paris, 1947. No. 2186 of an edition of 2500. Small quarto. 109 pp. Woodcuts in green, black and white by Maurice Albe. Slightly sprung with some pages unsewn. Very good with slight discoloration only to inside of front and back covers. Some pages uncut. MUS-12658 $125.00
GERSHWIN, Ira (1896-1983) and Kaufman, George S. and Ryskind, Morrie Let 'Em Eat Cake -Inscribed to Harold Arlen. Signed "Ira Gershwin". Alfred A. Knopf: New York. FIRST EDITION. Small Octavo. 241 pp. Stiff red, white and blue boards. Original dust jacket with creases and small tears along top corners; inside clean.
The copy has a charming original drawing in ink by Gershwin of a man taking a bow. The inscription, which surrounds the drawing reads "For Harold Arlen, So what? Ira Gershwin" and is dated 3/26/34. A wonderful association piece between one of the finest American lyricists and one of the best American songwriters of all time (Over the Rainbow, It's Only a Paper Moon, That Old Black Magic). The Broadway musical Let 'Em Eat Cake opened in New York October 21, 1933 with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin. BKS-12659 $400.00
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GOLDMARK, Karl (1830-1915) AUTOGRAPH LETTER, signed "Carlo Goldmark". To the violinist Pablo Sarasate. Gmunden, June 2, 1900. Ottavo. 2 pp. Fine except for small tears beginning at top and bottom of crease.
The Hungarian composer Karl Goldmark is writing in French to his good friend from the resort town of Gmunden "My dearest friend Sarasate: A very serious illness had threatened my life and prevented me from enjoying the pleasure of spending that beautiful evening at Leschetizki. I like to believe that you don't think badly of me. A thousand thousand thanks for all your friendship and love from your sincere friend, Carlo Goldmark."
A particularly nice item associating Goldmark with the great violinist Sarasate and the famed pianist and teacher Leschetizki. Goldmark was a violinist himself and wrote extensively for the violin, in particular his famous Violin Concerto.
ALS-05404 $500.00
GOUNOD, Charles (1818-1893) Près du Fleuve Étranger (Choeur et Orchestre). Inscribed on cover "à M. Hasselmans - souvenir amicale de l'auteur - Ch. Gounod". Lebeau: Paris Pl.n N.L. 202. Quarto. 23 pp. Foxed, professionally repaired spine and tear on cover through dedication (attractive appearance nonetheless). Interior and cover stained with dedicatee's stamp on cover.
Tel: (212) 787-6431 Wurlitzer-Bruck www.WurlitzerBruck.com Fax:(212) 496-6525 60 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10024 [email protected] The score is almost certainly inscribed to Alphonse Hasselmans (1845–1912), who was a Belgian-born French harpist, composer, and pedagogue who became a Professor of Harp at the Conservatory in Paris in 1884.
SSC-08759 $250.00
HECK, John Casper (1740-(?)) A Complete System of Harmony or a Regular and Easy Method to Attain a Fundamental Knowledge and Practice of Thorough Bass; with the Nature and Various Use of Concords and Discords explained, Conformable to the Modern Composition. Illustrated by a Variety of Examples. Entered at Stationer's Hall, and Published according to Act of Parliament. Printed for, and Sold by the Author, in Cambridge-Street, five Doors from the sign of Newcastle, Broad- Street, Soho. Self-published: London, [1762/1768]. Small Quarto. 46 pp. (26 pp. text + 20 pp. musical examples). . Period marbled boards with vellum spine with gold tooling and leather label. Some foxing on a few pages and some transfers, but overall a very attractive copy.
A scarce work of the English music theorist who is known for bringing to his work a knowledge of German music and musical theory. BKS-12661 $225.00
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HENSCHEL, Sir George (1850-1934) ENSEMBLE WITH SIGNATURE AND ORIGINAL CABINET PHOTO, signed "G. Henschel". Breslau, 1 April [18]91. Total size in mat 10.25" h x 15.50" w. Overall very good, photograph a little soiled, one tiny smudge on signature.
George Henschel was a baritone, pianist, composer and conductor. He was also known as a great accompanist and often performed with his American wife, the soprano Lillian Bailey, especially at the time that he wrote this sentiment. He was the first conductor of the Boston Symphony. Above his signature he has penned "Mausefallen?" possibly a reference to Mausfallenspruchlein by Hugo Wolf.
SIG-09278 $350.00
HILLER, Ferdinand (1811-1885) AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL QUOTATION, signed "Ferdinand Hiller". Paris, April 30, 1853. Large oblong album leaf. Fine condition.
A long quote consisting of 8 bars in ink identified as "Prélude."
The German pianist and composer Hiller is particularly remembered for his close ties to Mendelssohn. He attended Beethoven's death bed with his teacher, Hummel, where he obtained a lock of Beethoven's hair.
AMQ-01571 $450.00
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HIPKINS, A.J. Musical Instruments Historic, Rare and Unique; The Selection, Introduction and Descriptive Notes by A. J. Hipkins. Illustrated by a series of fifty plates in colours, drawn by William Gibb. A. & C. Black, Ltd. Printed by R.R. Clark: Edinburgh, 1888. No. 1 of 50 Artist Proofs ("No future impression will be printed"). Signed by the Publisher "A&C Black". Large Folio. In the original folder and box with a total measurment of 22.50" h x 17" w x 3.75" h. pp. On heavy linen wove paper with a watermark reading "John Dickinson and Co.". The folder has 3/4 vellum boards with gilt lettering, etched decorative gold bands along the inside edges of the cover and teal-blue buckram flaps. The heavy outer case is of black morocco lined with maroon velvet. Overall condition is excellent despite the outer case being quite rubbed and splitting at corners, the folder missing most of the original ribbons and the vellum boards spotted. The plates and descriptions are mostly in pristine condition.
A very rare proof copy, being number 1, inscribed by the author "A.J. Hipkins to Alfred E. Hill" and also by the illustrator "Yours truly, William Gibb". To the left of Hipkins' inscription, Alfred Hill has pencilled a note: "Mr. Hipkins added this signature on the 25th of Jan. 1888".. The inscription is to the violin dealer Alfred E. Hill of the firm W. E. Hill and Sons, who is considered one of the most prominent of all dealers in rare stringed instruments.
This book of superb chromolithograph plates, executed with Arabic gum highlights, is possibly the first to illustrate instruments in color as well as to include Asian instruments considered very exotic at the time. Included also are depictions of several illustrious instruments such as the Hellier Stradivari violin and Queen Elizabeth’s virginal.
The eminent English musician and musicologist Alfred James Hipkins (1826-1903) worked at the piano firm of Broadbent for the whole of his career and was considered the top authority on the history of keyboards.
BKS-12655 $3,250.00
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HOGARTH, George ENGRAVING: "THE ENRAGED MUSICIAN". London, 1741. Handsomely matted and framed with a total size of 23.25" h x 25" w. (engraving: 14.50" h x 16.50" w). A nice, crisp copy with a deep impression. Very slightly foxed in white margins.
In this panorama of street life Hogarth has elaborated on the devotion of 18th-century engravers to depict the itinerant tradesmen of London. Shown are a singer, various characters playing instruments (an oboe, a drum, a ratchet, a horn) as well as others adding to the cacophony, all driving the musician in the window to distraction.
The violinist in the window, appearing as a temperamental Italian maestro, has been identified at various times to be Pugnani, Cervetto, Castrucci and even Tartini although he was never in England.
An uncommon copy of the first complete state of this famous and widely reproduced image. The engraving was one of a pair, the other one being "The Distrest Poet"
GPH-12217 $1,850.00
Tel: (212) 787-6431 Wurlitzer-Bruck www.WurlitzerBruck.com Fax:(212) 496-6525 60 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10024 [email protected] HUBBARD, John (-1810) An Essay on Music. Pronounced before The Middlesex Musical Society on Sept. 9, A.D. 1807 at Dunstable, (MASS.). Manning & Loring: Boston, 1808. Probable FIRST EDITION. Small quarto. 19 pp. Period marbled wraps. Good condition except for some foxing and transfers.
An essay on music with musical examples "To alleviate the innumerable calamities of human life, to soothe and calm the boisterous passion, to light up the emotions of love and friendship, to elevate and inspire the mind with true devotion, to give us some foretaste of those sublime pleasures enjoyed by the celestial choirs, is the office and effect of music:--"
John Hubbard, Professor of Mathematics and Philosophy at Dartmouth College founded The Handel Society in 1807 to fulfill a need for the study and performance of sacred music. Hubbard advocated musical reform in church music and the development of musical taste in America as he saw it, espousing the work of worthy European composers while denigrating the “unworthy” compositional efforts of early Americans. [Dartmouth History]
BKS-12660 $200.00
HUMPERDINCK, Engelbert (1854-1921) AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL QUOTATION AT TIME OF KÖNIGSKINDER PREMIERE, signed "E. Humperdinck". Inscribed to Renée Reiss. New York, 12.26.10. Total measurement of 6.25" h x 7.50" w. Pristine condition.
A four-bar quotation on an album leaf from Humperdinck's opera Königskinder with a sentiment commemorating the opera's premiere. The leaf is dated two days prior to the Metropolitan Opera premiere where Reiss's father, tenor Albert Reiss, created the role of the Broommaker.
Humperdinck was present at the premiere, which starred Geraldine Farrar, Hermann Jadlowker, Otto Goritz and Louise Homer, with Albert Reiss and Adamo Didur in key roles. Humperdinck's Königskinder was better received than Puccini's La fanciulla del
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AMQ-01602 $750.00
IVES, Charles (1874-1954) 114 songs. Self-published: Redding, CT, 1922. FIRST EDITION, second issue. Quarto. 262 pp. Blue buckram. A fine copy in excellent condition.
Ives, often referred to as the ultimate American original in music, had ceased composing very much by the time he published 114 Songs, due to several heart attacks. This self-published work is a compilation of unpublished material drawn from all periods. It was never available commercially. As Ives put it “The printing of this collection was undertaken primarily, in order to have a few clear copies that could be sent to friends who, from time to time, have been interested enough to ask for copies of some of the songs; but the job has grown into something different, - it contains plenty of songs which have not and will not be asked for.” At the end of his witty postlude, Ives writes “Some of the songs in this book, particularly among the later ones, cannot be sung – and if they could perhaps might prefer, if they had a say, to remain as they are….a song has a few rights the same as other ordinary citizens…..If it happens to feel like trying to fly where humans cannot fly, - to sing what cannot be sung – Who shall stop it!”
This copy is signed "Howard Shanet" on the first front blank. Howard Shanet was a Columbia University-based conductor and writer on music, noted especially for his support of new music as well as neglected works of the past. He wrote the definitive book on the history of the New York Philharmonic.
MUS-11302 $600.00
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KELLY, Michael (1762-1826) The Grand Dramatic Romance of Blue Beard, or Female Curiosity, as now performing at the Theatre-Royal Drury Lane with unbounded Applause, the words by George Coleman the Younger Esq. The Music Composed & Selected by Michael Kelly. Piano/vocal score. Corri, Dussek & Co.: London, [1798]. , n.p.n. FIRST EDITION. Oblong folio. 74 pp. Attractive title page vignette, initialed"MK" on the lower right corner. Contemporary marbled paper boards with leather spine. Covers cracked with rubbed corners, spine chipping at hinge; interior very good with one or two light stains at far margin.
A nice copy initialed by the great Irish composer, singer and theatrical manager who was a friend of both Mozart and Paisiello. Kelly was one of the leading figures in British musical theatre around the turn of the 19th century, and was also a close associate of the Irish playwright and owner of the Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, Richard Sheridan. SSC-06055 $325.00
LALOY, Louis (1874-1944) Claude Debussy. Les Bibliophiles Fantaisistes: Paris, 1909. Small quarto. 118 pp. with original covers present. Tipped in half-tone portrait by Nadar of Debussy with facsimile signature. Brown quarter leather with brown buckram boards. Spine rubbed, otherwise excellent crisp condition.
Personal copy of the composer Ernest Bloch, signed and dated 27.10.09 by Bloch on first blank after original cover.
BKS-10900 $350.00
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MAHLER, Gustav (1860-1911) Symphony No. 10. Walter Ricke: Munich, 1967. Oblong folio. Original beige linen clamshell folder with ties.
Contains two versions of the Adagio (short score and full score), full score of the Scherzo, Movement III draft, Movement IV draft, Movement V draft, plus 53 pp of sketches. FAC-09462 $450.00
MAHLER, Gustav (1860-1911) Symphony No. 4, "Vierte Symphonie in G dur von Gustave Mahler. Partitur". Universal: Vienna, c 1905. Pl.n 952. Probable FIRST EDITION of the Study Score. Octavo. 125 pp. Soft black buckram boards, spine and top ragged. Somewhat browned but nonetheless sturdy and not overly brittle, very good. It is a little sprung and top and bottoms of spine a bit ragged.
Small study score. A few pencil markings of dynamics and cues, almost certainly in the hand of Fritz Stiedry (1883-1968) for a performance.
With stamp of Stiedry and signed by Howard Shanet (1918-2006) on inside cover. Stiedry was an Austrian conductor and composer who conducted at both Lyric Opera
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The First Edition of the full score was published in 1902 by Ludwig Doblinger.
MUS-10519 $750.00
MASSENET, Jules (1842-1912) AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL QUOTE, signed "Massenet". Large quote on an album leaf. Fine condition.
Massenet is charmingly offering flowers via music in a 1 1/2-bar line under which he has written "Des Roses...pour vous, exquise Mademoiselle" and boldly penned his signature. AMQ-01072 $400.00
Tel: (212) 787-6431 Wurlitzer-Bruck www.WurlitzerBruck.com Fax:(212) 496-6525 60 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10024 [email protected] MENOTTI, Gian Carlo (1911-2007) AUTOGRAPH LETTER, signed "Gian Carlo". To Boris Koutzen. Mount Kisco NY, Nov. 19, 1964. Quarto. 1 p. on Capricorn Letterhead. Excellent condition with normal letter folds.
"Thank you for your copy of You Never Know. I enjoyed going through it, and although I have certain reservations about it, I hope you won't ask me to enumerate them. After all, I am not so fond of critics that I would willingly become one. Would it be possible for me to keep the score for a while longer for further consideration?" Menotti concludes by directing Koutzen to Charles Wadsworth regarding the submission of works to the Spoleto Chamber Music Festival.
Menotti founded the noted Festival dei Due Mondi (Festival of the Two Worlds) in Spoleto in 1958 and its American counterpart, Spoleto Festival USA, in 1977.
Boris Koutzen was a violinist under Koussevitsky in Moscow and later under Stokowski in Philadelphia and in the NBC Orchestra under Toscanini.
ALS-05436 $300.00
MEYERBEER, Giacomo (1791-1864) AUTOGRAPH LETTER, signed "Meyerbeer". To Ferdinand Ries. n.d. 5" h x 8" w. 1 p. of a folded sheet on his monogrammed stationery, with integral address on verso. Ink very faded, otherwise fine.
Meyerbeer writes a short note in German to the pianist Ferdinand Ries, known for his association with Beethoven, saying that he "visited Mr. [Eugène] Scribe to set the hour for our visit, which he fixed for Thursday morning at 10."
Eugène Scribe (1791-1861) was Meyerbeer's librettist for most of his major works including Robert le Diable, Les Hugenots, Le Prophète, L'Africaine.
ALS-08517 $325.00
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MOSCHELES, Ignaz (1794-1870) AUTOGRAPH LETTER, signed "J. Moscheles". To J. H. Schramm. Leipzig, Oct. 11, 1840. Octavo. 1 p. Fine condition with normal letter folds.
Moscheles writes "According to our arrangement, I have the pleasure to notify you that for good reasons I shall stay one week and perhaps a few more days in the house of my friend Mendelssohn. If you can plan to devote a few hours here for my portrait (even if only for a drawing), I shall be happy to be ready for you and am your devoted J. Moscheles."
Moscheles and Felix Mendelssohn were close friends and colleagues, Moscheles succeeding Mendelssohn as the head of the Conservatory in Leipzig. J. H. Schramm was the portrait painter to the Prince Heir Apparent in Weimar.
ALS-05445 $400.00
MOUTON, CHARLES - ENGRAVED PORTRAIT LUTENIST TO KING LOUIS XIV. 17.5" h x 14.5" w, in an antique frame with a total size of 23" h x 19.25" w. Excellent condition. A comfortable margin surrounding the plate mark and a fine impression.
Gérard Edelinck (1640-1707) after François de Troy (1679-1752). Tel: (212) 787-6431 Wurlitzer-Bruck www.WurlitzerBruck.com Fax:(212) 496-6525 60 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10024 [email protected] This large and very famous image is considered as not only a fine portrait of Mouton but also as one of the most accurate depictions of lute performance, in particular the hand positions. The portrait is mentioned by Grove's in its article on Mouton.
GPH-12215 $1,650.00
MUSIC STAND - FRENCH WITH CANDLESTICKS French Empire (1st Quarter of 19th c.). Adjustable desk (from top of desk 46.50" h to 57" h.) Desk is 17" w and the drawer measures 4.50" deep. In very good condition except for a repair on upper corner of desk and a crack behind desk running horizontally.
A fine French Empire period adjustable music stand. Mahogany with two brass candlesticks and original in all parts. The adjustable stem has a turned and fluted column with brass mounts. Tripod stand has decorative fruitwood banding. ODA-12508 $3,500.00
Tel: (212) 787-6431 Wurlitzer-Bruck www.WurlitzerBruck.com Fax:(212) 496-6525 60 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10024 [email protected] OBOE - EARLY METHOD FISCHER, J.C. New and Complete Instructions for the Oboe or Hoboy. J. Cahusac: London, c 1780. Probable FIRST EDITION. Oblong Small Quarto. 36 pp. In period heavy brown paper wrappers. Covers creased, some spotting and soiling, corners carefully cut at angles. Titles carefully penned throughout.
A small, charming and very rare volume consisting of instructions for the oboe plus tunes such as "God Save the King," "March in Judas Maccabeus," and so forth.
Johann Christian Fischer (1733-1800) was a German composer and one of the best- known oboe soloists in Europe during the 1770s. He wrote his first tutor for the oboe in 1770.
MTH-04859 $1,500.00
PADEREWSKI, Ignace Jan (1860-1941) SIGNED PORTRAIT. San Francisco, Feb. 29, 1908. 12.75" h x 9.75" total size in frame. Excellent condition.
A very nice lithograph with a clear, bold signature showing the famous pianist in profile, inscribed "In kind remembrance of I. Paderewski." In an original period silver- toned Art Nouveau frame. The lithograph is by the eminent Pre-Raphaelite painter Sir Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898). GPH-12614 $750.00
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PIANO TUNERS HANDBOOK BETZ, D. O. Tuners Handbook and Manual - A Technical Work, Practically Applied, Treating on the Grand and Upright Pianoforte, Player Piano and Piano Player. The Art Press: Lima, Ohio, 1908. Small octavo. 4 pp. Preface, Table of Contents + 72 pp. + 12 pp. of Keyboard Advertising. Numerous diagrams and advertisements. Black buckram boards. Covers slightly soiled and with corners and spine tips bent. Otherwise in very good condition. BKS-11337 $75.00
PLEYEL, Ignaz (1757-1831) MANUSCRIPT OF THREE QUARTETS. Trois Quatuors pour deux Violons, Alto & Violoncelle, Op. 16 Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Narrow large quarto. 16 pp.+2 pp. blank+12 pp.+1 p. blank+13 pp. Missing first violin part. In paper wraps with ovalized lithograph on title page and the name of the owner: G. F. Biller. Overall very nice and crisp; printed covers ratty along edges.
A handsome contemporary manuscript copy of Three Quartets being the first three quartets of what was published as a set of Six Quartettos for Two Violins, Tenor & Violoncello Composed & Dedicated to the King of Naples, Op. 23, as published by W. Forster in London, 1810 - see Benton 3509. MAN-12631 $300.00
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POLLINI, Francesco (1762-1846) Grande Sonate Caprice et Variations pour Harpe et Piano ou Deux Forte-Pianos. Artaria: Vienna, [1807]. Pl.n 1943. Oblong folio. 27 pp + 27 pp. Primo and Secondo parts. Paper wraps. Spine nearly disbound, pages torn at edges, spotting and fading throughout.
Pollini was a pupil of Mozart and appeared throughout Italy as a pianist and a violinist, also singing opera. In 1809, he became a piano teacher at the new Milan Conservatory.
MUS-07104 $375.00
PROKOFIEV, Sergei (1892-1953) TYPED LETTER, signed "Serge Prokofieff". Samoreau, France, 29 June 1926. 10.50" h x 8.25" w. 1 p. Very good with normal folds.
Translated from French: "Dear Madam, I have received your kind letter dated on the 16th of May with a great delay and by sheer chance. It is more than a year that I left Bellevue. I have changed my address many times since that time. I am sorry that I haven't seen you and heard you telling me about your son's performance when he played my concerto. Please give him my best regards. Sincerely yours, Serge Prokofieff". ALS-12657 $1,750.00
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REICHARDT, Johann Friedrich (1752-1814) Instrumentalmusik zu den Liedern geselliger Freude herausgegeben von Johann Friederich Reichardt. With parts. Leipzig, [1796-97]. Oblong octavo. 48+46+42+16+16pp. Each part with 6pp. intro. and 6pp. Index. Unbound (some pages uncut), in paper wraps with original silk ties. Occasional light foxing and soiling on part covers but otherwise crisp and fine.
A rare little volume of music for two violins, cello (or bassoon) and two horns. The individual pieces in the violin parts indicate suggested wind parts (e.g., clarinet, oboe & flute an octave higher) . The introduction explains that “these hundred melodies …of convivial joy…have been enhanced by adding instrumental parts," that the string instruments are used throughout but that the music is arranged so that it can be played with those alone, although specific pieces are appropriate to particular instruments. It also notes that the bass part duplicates the bass of the piano accompaniment. "Diese Einhundert Melodien gehören den sanbarsten fröhlichen Liedern unserer beliebtesten Dicter und Komponisten an, wie das Verzeichniss näher basagt. Man hat durch die Herausgabe der Sammlung Lieder geselliger Freude für den Gesang und das Clavier zu Verbreitung des besseren Gesanges und zu angenehmer Belebung guter Gesselschaften beizutragen gesucht und hoft dieses durch die hiedurch hinzugefügte Instrumentalmusik um so sichere zu erreichen."
Reichardt had an early reputation as a violinist, keyboard player and lutenist. Although he had a varied career which included journalism and composing operas, it is as a song writer that he was most appreciated. Indeed, he wrote over 1,500 lieder and no less than Mendelssohn had great admiration for him. He had close friendships with both Schiller and Goethe, many of whose texts he used as settings for his songs.
MUS-10567 $1,200.00
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ROSSINI, Gioacchino (1792-1868) AUTOGRAPH LETTER, signed "G. Rossini". To "Avocato Leopoldo Pini". Florence, Oct. 30, 1857. Quarto. 2 pages of a folded sheet with integral address. With draft translation. The usual creases, lightly water stained with bottom line of first page difficult to read, professional repairs to tears along bottom of both pages and center fold.
Rossini is writing to his lawyer in Florence about various money matters including selling a chest and some wine: "I hope the wine will be sold little by little. Remind your friend to put the wine on ice. The old champagne 'Ochio de Pernice' increases in value every year, you can give this lesson to your friends in my name". He concludes with a complaint that Pini doesn't tell him anything about the chorus. ALS-01449 $2,000.00
Tel: (212) 787-6431 Wurlitzer-Bruck www.WurlitzerBruck.com Fax:(212) 496-6525 60 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10024 [email protected] SCHOENBERG, Arnold (1874-1951) Tauben von Gurre! (Wood Dove's Song) from Gurrelieder. Universal Edition: Vienna Pl.n U.E. 3696. Quarto. 18 pp, being pages 69-86 of the p/v score. In a custom-made navy blue raw silk folder with a label on the cover in Marya Freund's handwriting. Poor condition with creases, rips along edges, tape on spine and vertical crease.
Marya Freund has signed her name on page 69 and dated it "23.2.13". At the top of page 73, there is a tempo marking in Freund's hand: "4 min." and this page as well as the subsequent pages bear the lyrics enlarged in her hand and a few other minor markings. Notably, again on page 73, two performances have been notated and signed, one by the famous conductor Dmitri Mitropoulos for a performance in Athens on "22.janvier.1931" with the note in French: "An unforgettable performance in Athens." On the next stave of music is a signed note of Schoenberg's indicating a performance in Copenhagen on "30.1.1923" and noting it is "Not to be forgotten." Underneath the same stave, Schoenberg has written "The above schedule has proved itself until Paris, and also there. Evidence thereof, warmly. Arnold Schoenberg".
This score was the personal copy of the well-known Polish singer Marya Freund, who was both a good friend of Schoenberg and a major performer and advocate of his works. She created the role of the Wood Dove in Schoenberg's Gurrelieder and was responsible for many fine early performances of his works including most of the major performances of Pierrot Lunaire until 1950 (for essentially musical-political reasons, she didn't sing the premiere).
SSC-11353 $2,500.00
Tel: (212) 787-6431 Wurlitzer-Bruck www.WurlitzerBruck.com Fax:(212) 496-6525 60 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10024 [email protected] SCHUBERT CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE MAGAZINE Illustrirte Zeitung: Franz Schubert Zum Gedächtnis. J. J. Weber and others: Leipzig, 1928. Nr. 4366 of Illustrirte Zeitung. Folio. 41 pp. Illustrations throughout in both black and white and color of paintings, portraits, manuscripts, etc. A bit browned and edges chipping.
A richly illustrated commemorative issue celebrating the centennial of Schubert's birth with articles and essays. BKS-12667 $50.00
SCHUMANN, Clara (1819-1896) RARE CABINET PHOTOGRAPH, signed "Clara Schumann". Oct. 1894. Unusually pristine condition.
A magnificent image of Clara Schumann, the renowned pianist, composer and wife of Robert Schumann, in mourning dress, seated reading in an impressive high-backed chair. Inscribed on the verso "For my dear friend Betty Oser in remembrance ...". Additionally inscribed in Oser's hand, also on the verso, "For my nephew Paul Wittgenstein from his old aunt Betty Oser".
Wittgenstein was an Austrian concert pianist who is best known now for having commissioned several piano concertos for the left hand alone, following the amputation of his right arm during the First World War.
Uncommonly scarce.
PHO-12656 $3,250.00
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SEIDEL, Toscha (1899-1962) PHOTOGRAPH, signed "Toscha Seidel" in white ink. To "Steinway and Sons, in admiration". 15 March 1920. 10" h x 8" w, Sepia. Slightly silvered & a barely peceptible crease in upper portion.
A young, splendid image of the Russian virtuoso in profile.
Toscha Seidel was a student of the great pedagogue Leopold Auer and emigrated to the United States in the 1930s where he made a career in Hollywood. Seidel is one of the violin virtuosos referenced in George & Ira Gershwin's funny song and homage Mischa, Jascha, Toscha, Sascha.
PHO-00417 $450.00
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A stunning image taken by New York photographer Falk of Anton Seidl, one of the pre- eminent interpreters of Wagner's music. The original cabinet photograph is matted with two small quotations from Wagner's Parsifal.
Hungarian-born conductor Anton Seidl became a monumental figure in New York musical life in the late 19th century at a time when repertoire was almost exclusively German. He was principal conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in the 1880s, and from 1891 conductor of the New York Philharmonic until his death at the age of 47 in 1898 when his funeral filled the opera house. He began his career as Richard Wagner's copyist and most trusted assistant, and was instrumental in helping mount the first complete Ring performance at Bayreuth in 1876.
AMQ-11272 $1,100.00
SHOSTAKOVICH, Dmitri (1906-1975) SIGNED CONCERT PROGRAM. Oct. 24, 1959. Small octavo. Mint condition.
A concert program of the National Symphony in Washington D.C. with works by Shostakovich (Symphony N. 10), Villa Lobos, Kabalevsky (Piano Concerto No. 3) and Barber. Signed by Shostakovich, Kabalevsky and the conductor Howard Mitchell, as well as the pianist Abbott Lee Ruskin who has also inscribed the program "To Donn Purvis".
The program was a "Salute to the Cultural Exchange Program" and marked "the opening of the 30-day tour of the United States by this distinguished delegation of musical figures from the U.S.S.R."
PGM-08337 $1,200.00
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SINDING, Christian (1856-1941) AUTOGRAPH LETTER, signed "Christian Sinding". To "Mein lieber Freund!". Oslo, Jan. 20, 1937. Quarto. 1 pp. Fine.
Long letter from the Norwegian composer to the Polish soprano Marya Freund, reading in part: "Thank you for your letter on my birthday. Glad you're better -- at my age one does not get well again -- maybe I'll visit you in the Spring." ALS-01385 $150.00
SNUFF BOX Probably English late 18th century. 3" in diameter; 5/8" h. Overall in very good condition except for one crack on the inside of the lid and a few knicks here and there mainly on the edges of the bottom.
Antique snuff box made of horn, with a carved depiction of a section of a Hogarth engraving. It shows a portion of one of Hogarth's most famous musical images, the 1732 engraving, "A Chorus of Singers," which portrays a rehearsal of William Defesch's oratorio Judith in rehearsal. ODA-12568 $750.00
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STRAVINSKY, Igor (1882-1971) TYPED LETTER, signed "I. Stravinsky". Oct. 15, 1955. Small Octavo. 1 p. Fine.
Short note to Doda Conrad indicating that Stravinsky's Canticum Sacrum had been retitled Passion Selon St. Marc by the Venice Biennale. He goes on to say that he has already hired his singers and sends his greetings to Marya Freund.
Doda Conrad was a Polish baritone active in Parisian musical life. Marya Freund, his mother, was a soprano who championed many contemporary composers such as Schoenberg, Ravel, etc.
ALS-01249 $850.00
SULLIVAN, Arthur CARTE DE VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. 4" h x 2.50" w. Studio of John G. Murdoch. Slight surface cracking but overall excellent condition.
A fine and scarce original image of the English composer Arthur Sullivan, who famously teamed with the librettist W.S. Gilbert to create famous operettas, among them Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore and the Mikado. PHO-12712 $200.00
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SZIGETI, Joseph (1892-1973) TYPED LETTER, signed "Joska". To pianist Erno Balogh. Palos Verdes, CA, June 23, 1953. Quarto. 2 pp, with envelope handwritten by Szigeti (retains original National Guard stamps). Fine.
A typed letter in English with a long autograph postscript. Szigeti writes to his close friend and colleague Balogh: "Your last-minute suggestion of my writing an article on Bartok, while naturally being a labor of love for me...caused me an absolutely sleepless night, because I just couldn't get started in spite, (or perhaps because,) of the many memories I have of the great man." Szigeti goes on to note that he will prepare a draft and asks Balogh for his insights about Bartok's piano playing - "a few pointers, from a fellow-pianist's point of view, of his particular method of touch, pedalling, technique, in short?". Szigeti describes the "magnitude of my experience in Japan this Spring, ten concerts in Tokyo alone, and my farewell concert (with orchestra and loud speakers) had to be given in a baseball stadium...and drew 15,000 cheering people." Szigeti requests that Balogh write an introduction to the article and that he would like to use a relatively unknown photo of he [Szigeti] and Bartok, as well as include "five lines in Hungarian that Bartok wrote about my playing...it is very typical and revealing of him." His autograph postscript closes the letter with: "By a curious coincidence my Bartok LP record ("Contrasts," Rhapsody and "Portrait") will be released on July 1st! I would like a reference to this in your introduction (or elsewhere)."
The renowed Hungarian violinist Szigeti was a lifelong friend of Béla Bartók. He distinguished himself as a strong advocate of new music, and was the dedicatee of many new works by contemporary composers including Bartók's Rhapsody No. 1. Erno Balogh was a Hungarian pianist, composer, editor and student of Bartók and Kodály at the Budapest Conservatory. Balogh became close friends with both men and arranged for Bartók to make his first concert tour in the United States in 1927.
ALS-05537 $450.00
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TETRAZZINI, Luisa (1871-1940) ENSEMBLE WITH SIGNATURE & PHOTO, signed "Souvenir from Luisa Tetrazzini". Brighton, 14 October 1919. Total size with mat of 12.75" h x 9.50" w. Very good condition.
A lovely three-quarter profile image of the greatest Italian coloratura soprano of her time. She had a powerful and agile voice and was a favorite colleague of Caruso's (and nemesis of Melba) who unaccountably sang only one season at the Metropolitan Opera.
This handsome ensemble pairs a period postcard photograph of "Mdme Tetrazzini" in her prime with a bold, clear inscription and signature.
SIG-09102 $100.00
TOSCANINI, Arturo (1867-1957) POSTCARD PHOTOGRAPH, signed "Arturo Toscanini Wein 19-5 '-930". Vienna, 19 May 1930. Total size in mat 11.50" h x 9.50" w. Excellent condition.
The conductor is shown in a youthful head and torso pose, signing his name boldly. The contemporary postcard is an image by the Milanese photographer Italo Pacchioni. PHO-11298 $600.00
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WAGNER - STATUETTE OF SIEGFRIED Turn of the 20th-century. 21.50" h by 7" w at base. A few minor abrasions and a small crack in base but overall very good.
A metal statuette, on a round wooden base, depicting Siegfried with shield and spear. Siegfried is one of the greatest characters from Wagner's operas, the work being the third of the four music dramas that constitute Der Ring. Siegfried premiered in Bayreuth in 1876. ODA-12689 $250.00
WAGNER, Cosima Liszt (1837-1930) AUTOGRAPH LETTER, signed "C. Wagner". To "Madame". Feb. 27, 1889. On a beige card measuring 3.50"h x 4.50" w. 2 pp. Fine.
A note to an anonymous correspondent concerning scheduling a meeting with someone else: "...spare him the detour to Bayreuth and also because the time presses -- that I shall meet him in Munich and that I ask him to let me know here as soon as possible the day when he will be free."
Tel: (212) 787-6431 Wurlitzer-Bruck www.WurlitzerBruck.com Fax:(212) 496-6525 60 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10024 [email protected] Cosima was Franz Liszt's daughter and Richard Wagner's second wife, having herself been previously married to the conductor Hans von Bülow. Together the Wagners founded the Bayreuth Festival and after Wagner's death she continued to run it. Cosima was the inspiration for many of Wagner's later works and shared his convictions of German culture and racial superiority. Although recognized as a figure of great importance, her cult of German purity has made her a controversial figure.
ALS-01404 $500.00
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